^ GRIFFITH <SL TURNER CO. ^ 3. 



OUR SPECIAL GRASS MIXTURE FOR 

 HAY AND PERMANENT PASTURES. 



RED TOP, OR HERD'S GRASS (Agrosis vul- 

 garis) — This grass makes excellent pasturage and 

 good crop of fine quality hay, and succeeds on a greater 

 variety of soils than any other grass in general use, 

 giving very good results on light soils and the very 

 best results on heavier, moist, or low ground soils. It 

 is rather late in starting in the spring and matures its 

 crop at the same time as Timothy. Is excellently 

 adapted for seeding with Timothy for hay, and fur- 

 nishes excellent pasturage afterwards. When it gets 

 well established it will gradually supplant other 

 grasses. The grades of seed usually sold are : 

 CHAFF RED TOP. — Seed In chaff. 



EXTRA CLEANED UNHCLLED RED TOP. — Seed 

 in hull, but free of chaff and impurities. 



FANCY CLEANED RED TOP Hulled seed, free 



from all impurities. We would advise our customers to 

 sow the Extra Cleaned Unhulled or Fancy Cleaned Seed. 



Chaff Red Top— Sow * to 6 bushels to the acre, 10 lbs. 

 to bushel. Price, 85c. bus. 



Extra Cleaned Unbailed Red Top— Sow 2 to 3 bushels 

 to the acre, 10 lbe. to the bushel. Price, lb., 10c; bus., 

 »0«-.: 100 lbs.. 8c. lb. 



Fancy Cleaned Red Top. — Sow 12 to 

 15 lbs. to the acre. Price. 18c. lb.; $12 

 per 100 lbs.; Bushel of 32 lbs., $4.00. 



TALL MEADOW OAT GRASS 

 (Avena elatior). — Most valuable for 

 pastures on account of its early and lux- 

 uriant growth; It produces an abundant 



supply of foliage, which is relished by cattle, early and late. For hay 

 it may be cut twice a year, and for green soiling it may be cut. four or five 

 times in favorable seasons. It is wry hardy and withstands extreme 

 drought and heat and cold. Height, 2 to 4 feet. 50 pounds to the acre. 

 (10 pounds to bushel). Lb., 28c. lOO lbs., $22. OO. 



CREEPING BENT GRASS (Afrrotis stolonitera) Excel- 

 lent for lawns, succeeds well in all conditions, makes a low velvety growth. 

 Pound, 28c. Bushel (20 Lbs.), $4.00. 



MEADOW FOXTAIL (Alopecurus pratensis) Closely re- 

 sembles Timothy in growth, but has a soft feathery head. It is a 

 valuable pasture grass, by reason of its rapid growth. About 7 

 pounds to the bushel ; 3 bushels to the acre. 



Lb., 35c. Bus., $2.00. 



SHEEP FESCUE (Festuca ovina) It is a densely tufted 



perennial grass for dry, sandy and rocky soil where scarcely any 

 other species will grow. It roots deeply, and forms a dense, short 

 tuft, suitable for lawns and pleasure grounds, where the soil is sandy. 

 It affords wholesome food for all cattle, especially sheep. Specially 

 recommended for pasturage mixtures. Sow about 30 pounds per acre. 

 Lb., 20c. Bus. of 12 lbs., $2.00. 



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HAY AND PASTURE GRASS. 

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ITALIAN RYE GRASS. 

 ITALIAN" RYE GRASS — Is an annual, and should be sown 

 every year at the rate of fifty pounds per acre. It can be sown dur- 

 ing August, September or October. It should be mown as early as the 

 blossoms appear, or the hay will not be so good, and i* can be cut 

 every month from early spring if the soil and weather are actable. 

 Bus., 20 lbs. Lb., 12c. 10 lbs., Sl.OO. Per 100 lbs., $8.00. 



CBESTED DOG'S TAIL ( Cynosurus cristatus) .—Should 

 enter in moderate quantity in permanent pasture mixtures, and in 

 larger quantities for lawns, as it possesses in a marked degree all 

 the desirable features of a good lawn grass. 21 lbs. to Bus. 



Lb., 45c. lO lbs., $3.50. 



ENGLISH RYE GRASti. 



A W X L E S S BROME 

 GBASS ( Bromus inermis ) 



Comparatively a new grass in 

 this country, but in Hungary 

 (Europe), its principal home, 

 it is the chief meadow grass of 

 the sandy moorlands. It 

 grows coarse, resembling Or- 

 chard Grass ; prefers light, dry 

 soil. It roots deeply, and 

 stands protracted droughts 

 well, and will thrive upon soils 

 too poor and dry to grow any- 

 thing else but broom sedge ; 

 hence is valuable for such situ- 

 ations, both for grazing and 

 hay, and especially in mixtures 

 with other grasses. It has, 

 however, been talked up very 

 much in the agricultural press, 

 especially in the West, and is 

 worthy of extended trial. Sow 

 at the rate of from 35 to 40 

 pounds per acre when sown by 

 itself, either in the spring or 

 fall. Lb., 20c. Bus. of 14 

 lbs., $2.25. 



EXGLISH RYE GRASS (Lollum perenne) .— This makes a 

 quick growth very early in spring, and is adapted for cool, moist 

 locations. 24 pounds to the bushel ; GO pounds to the acre. 



Lb., 15c. Bus., $2.00. 



WOOD MEADOW (Poa nemoralis). 

 An early nutritive grass ; thrives better 

 under trees than other grasses. Is also an 

 excellent pasture grass. Lb., 46c. lO lbs., 

 $4.00. 14 lbs. to Bus. 



RHODE ISLAXD BEXT GRASS 

 (Afrrotis canina ) . — A very fine variety 

 for lawns. Lb., 35c. 



SWEET VERNAL ( Anthoxanthum odora- 

 tum.)— True perennial. Emits an agreeable odor- 

 which it imparts to the hay. Lb., 75c. 



KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS.— It Is 

 rather sensitive to heat, but not so to cold 

 weather, and on this account does its best 

 in the fall, winter and spring. It grows 

 slowly at first, forms a very compact turf, 

 making a fine pasturage when once estab- 

 lished. It is much the best, however, to 

 combine other grasses with it, for either 

 lawn or pasturage. Sow in the spring or 

 fall. Fancy, triple-cleaned, Bus. (14 

 lbs.) Per lb., 25c. lOO lbs., 20c. lb. 

 KENTUCKY NOTICE.- Beware of cheap Canada Blue 



BLUE GRASS. Grass, as it is full of thistle. 



RED TOP GRASS. 



S prepared especially to meet the de- 

 mand for a mixture that will be de- 

 sirable either for cutting for hay or 

 to use for pasture, and contains such 

 grasses as are best adapted for these pur- 

 poses. In ordering, please state whether 

 you want a mixture for upland or low 

 ground. 



MIXTURE FOR UPLAND. — Four- 

 teen pounds to the bushel, three 

 bushels to the acre. 



Per Hits., $2.50. 10 Bus. for 

 $23.50. 



MIXTUKE FOR LOWLAND. — 



Fourteen pounds to the bushel, three 

 bushels to the acre. 



Per Hus., $2.50. 10 Bus. for 

 $23.50. 



RANDALL, or ENGLISH BLUE 

 GRASS (Festuca pratensis ) .—This should be very much more 

 largely used than at present. It makes a very good hay and pastur- 

 age grass, and is particularly valuable for fall and winter pasturage, 

 as it remains green throughout the winter. It is very popular In 

 Southwest Virginia, East Tennessee and the mountainous districts 

 of North Carolina, where it is very highly appreciated as a large- 

 yielding, nutritious pasturage and hay grass. It succeeds well in 

 nearly all sections of the South, and should be very largely used in 

 pasturage and hay mixtures, being specially suitable for sowing with 

 Red Top and Timothy for hay, or with these and Orchard and Tall 

 Meadow Oat for permanent pasturage. Sow either In the spring or 

 fall at the rate of 50 pounds to the acre. Thrives better under trees 

 than other grasses. 22 lbs. to Bus. 



Lb., 15c. 100 lbs., 812. OO. 



MEADOW FESCUE. 

 MEADOW FESCUE, 



